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FOX NEWS: Facial recognition tech helps reunite owners with lost pets

Facial recognition tech helps reunite owners with lost pets Free online service works with animal shelters to facilitate the reunification process.

FOX NEWS: Washington man donates kidney to wife of nearly 30 years: 'We're a team'

Washington man donates kidney to wife of nearly 30 years: 'We're a team' A Seattle, Washington man recently donated one of his kidneys to his wife of nearly 30 years.

FOX NEWS: Boy's squeaky cough caused by whistle stuck in his throat

Boy's squeaky cough caused by whistle stuck in his throat He had accidentally inhaled a toy whistle while playing with it.

FOX NEWS: Contaminated Goldfish crackers left Mississippi woman sick, hospitalized, lawsuit claims

Contaminated Goldfish crackers left Mississippi woman sick, hospitalized, lawsuit claims A Mississippi woman who claims she was hospitalized with salmonella after eating Goldfish crackers is now suing, seeking damages from Pepperidge Farm and its ingredient manufacturer, Associated Milk Producers, Inc.

FOX NEWS: Heat illnesses: 3 harmful effects of extreme heat on the body

Heat illnesses: 3 harmful effects of extreme heat on the body From life-threatening heat strokes to unsightly heat hives, here’s a breakdown of the top ways extreme heat can affect the body.

FOX NEWS: Heat illnesses: 3 dangerous effects of extreme heat

Heat illnesses: 3 dangerous effects of extreme heat From life-threatening heat strokes to unsightly heat hives, Fox News’ Dr. Manny Alvarez sits down with an internal medicine specialist to breakdown the top ways extreme heat can affect the body.

FOX NEWS: Inducing labor at 39 weeks lowers risk of C-section, study finds

Inducing labor at 39 weeks lowers risk of C-section, study finds Pregnant woman who reach full term have long been advised to "wait it out" until 41 weeks before doctors will recommend inducing labor.

FOX NEWS: Behind America's growing loneliness

Behind America's growing loneliness America is an increasingly crowded country, with 325 million people concentrating more and more into a handful of major cities. Despite that, or maybe because of that, America is becoming a lonelier country. Vivek Murthy, a former U.S. surgeon general, spoke to Tucker about loneliness's effect on the country. #Tucker

FOX NEWS: Mom seen breastfeeding 4-year-old child called 'gross,' 'disturbing'

Mom seen breastfeeding 4-year-old child called 'gross,' 'disturbing' Despite the critics, she says she wants to normalize breastfeeding.

FOX NEWS: Eating crickets helps with gut health, study finds

Eating crickets helps with gut health, study finds An insect a day keeps the doctor away...?

FOX NEWS: Woman with 'bloated' stomach discovers she had 14 pounds of ovarian tumors

Woman with 'bloated' stomach discovers she had 14 pounds of ovarian tumors One “bloated” 26-year-old woman recently learned that her pregnant-looking belly was in fact caused by 14 pounds of stage 3 cancerous ovarian tumors.

FOX NEWS: 2 Canadian police officers among 4 dead in shooting; 1 suspect in custody

2 Canadian police officers among 4 dead in shooting; 1 suspect in custody Two police officers were among the four people shot and killed Friday morning in the Canadian city of Fredericton, New Brunswick, police said.

FOX NEWS: Nobel Prize-winning author V.S. Naipaul dies at 85

Nobel Prize-winning author V.S. Naipaul dies at 85 V.S. Naipaul, the Trinidad-born Nobel laureate whose precise and lyrical writing in such novels as "A Bend in the River" and "A House for Mr. Biswas" and brittle, misanthropic personality made him one of the world's most admired and contentious writers, died Saturday at his London home, his family said. He was 85.

FOX NEWS: All 9 aboard rescue chopper crashed in Japan confirmed dead

All 9 aboard rescue chopper crashed in Japan confirmed dead All nine people aboard a Japanese search and rescue helicopter that crashed into the central mountains were confirmed dead Saturday, authorities said.

FOX NEWS: Hungary's populist government abolishes gender studies courses

Hungary's populist government abolishes gender studies courses Hungary’s populist government is stopping universities from offering courses in gender studies, saying there is no need for graduates in the labor market and they take taxpayer money away from other programs.

FOX NEWS: Thousands attend Arab-led rally against Israeli bill

Thousands attend Arab-led rally against Israeli bill Members of Israel's Arab minority led a mass protest in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night against a contentious new law that critics say marginalizes the state's non-Jewish citizens.

FOX NEWS: Egypt prosecutors order ex-monk detained over abbot death

Egypt prosecutors order ex-monk detained over abbot death Prosecutors on Saturday ordered a recently defrocked monk to be detained for four days pending an investigation into his alleged involvement in the death of the abbot of a prominent monastery in the desert northwest of Cairo, Egypt's state news agency said.

FOX NEWS: Montenegro accuses former CIA agent of backing coup attempt

Montenegro accuses former CIA agent of backing coup attempt Former CIA agent Joseph Assad speaks out on 'America's News HQ' after being accused by Montenegro of having a role in a Russia-backed coup attempt.

FOX NEWS: Taliban travel from Afghanistan to Uzbekistan for talks

Taliban travel from Afghanistan to Uzbekistan for talks In a rare diplomatic foray and the strongest sign yet of the Taliban's increasing political presence in the region, the head of the militant group's political office led a delegation to Uzbekistan to meet senior Foreign Ministry officials, Uzbek and Taliban officials said Saturday.

FOX NEWS: Tunisian fundamentalists protest report on sexual equality

Tunisian fundamentalists protest report on sexual equality Thousands of Muslim fundamentalists protested Saturday in front of the nation's parliament to decry proposals in a government report on gender equality that they claim are contrary to Islam.

FOX NEWS: Romanians protest govt corruption for a 2nd straight day

Romanians protest govt corruption for a 2nd straight day Thousands of Romanians staged another anti-government protest Saturday a day after a previous demonstration turned violent, leaving 455 people, including three dozen riot police, in need of medical treatment.

The Iraqi Spy Who Infiltrated ISIS

By MARGARET COKER from NYT World https://ift.tt/2B3HkeD

Syrian rebels build an army with Turkish help, face challenges

A "National Army" being set up by Syrian rebels with Turkey's help could become a long-term obstacle to President Bashar al-Assad's recovery of the northwest - if they can end factional rivalries that have long blighted the opposition. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2vCXg2a

Israel's Arab minority rallies against new nation-state law

Thousands of protesters rallied in Tel Aviv on Saturday against Israel's new law declaring it the nation-state of the Jewish people, legislation that has angered the country's Arab minority and drawn criticism abroad. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2MCUkJw

Afghan Taliban delegation visits Uzbekistan to talk security, power lines

A delegation from the Afghan Taliban met officials in Uzbekistan during a five-day trip to the country last week to discuss issues including transport and power lines and peace in Afghanistan, the movement's political office said. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2Mdy1h6

Suspected Seattle airplane thief was adventurer, bakery owner

The airline worker who stole an empty airplane from a Seattle airport on a flight that ended in his death once ran a bakery with his wife and enjoyed the benefits that came with his job to travel the world, social media posts showed. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2B3aFWs

Colombia's Cano Limon pipeline halted by bomb attack

Colombia's state-run oil company Ecopetrol SA has halted pumping on its Cano Limon-Covenas pipeline because of a bomb attack, the company said on Saturday. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2B0CnTV

Police charge man in shooting in Fredericton, Canada

Police charged a man in the deaths of four people, including two police officers, and identified the civilians killed in a shooting on Friday in the eastern Canadian city of Fredericton. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2nvGPk0

Off-the-grid dream becomes nightmare in New Mexico compound

One of the leading members of a group prosecutors accused of abusing children at a New Mexico compound struggled with his plan to live off the grid after he underestimated a harsh mountain desert climate and settled on the wrong plot of land. from Reuters: World News https://ift.tt/2nxdjua